Local News

North Battleford Fire is reporting that they were called to a locomotive derailment Thursday morning around 10:04 a.m. The incident took place at 75 Railway Avenue.

The results of the Community Safety Audit conducted around the Battlefords Union Hospital area this year have been released. They were presented to city council Monday night by the audit’s facilitator Aubrie Boyer.

Committee chair of the North West Territorial Days Draft Horse Show says the organizers were thrilled to have 13 exhibitors enter 50 horses of the three main draft horse breeds – Percherons, Belgians and Clydesdales – in this year's show.

Four hundred country music lovers showed up for the Sons of the Pioneers’ appearance in North Battleford a week ago at the Western Development Museum.

Submitted The sixth Annual Turtleford Ag Society Summer Cattle Show was held Aug. 8 at the Turtleford Ag Society grounds. There were approximately 120 head of cattle entered in this one-day show. The judge for the day was Bill LaClare from Edam.

Every year, Dairy Queen dedicates one day towards their Miracle Treat Day, in which 100 per cent of the proceeds from Blizzards sold that day go towards helping the Children’s Hospital Foundation. Thursday, Aug.

By Margaret Parkinson, Janet Parkinson and Joanne Denton August long weekend (Aug. 1 and 2, 2015) the descendants of Henry and Unnie Hanson held a family reunion at the Bjelde Creek school yard south of Battleford.

The infamous pigeon-infested properties at 11th Avenue and 102nd Street are coming down this week.

Things are back to normal for City of North Battleford staff and water officials as the precautionary drinking water advisory has been lifted. The advisory, issued by the Water Security Agency on Aug. 11, was finally lifted at 12:10 p.m.

Crime stats were still showing increases for 2015 in most categories, based on numbers presented at North Battleford City Hall Monday night by Staff Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt of Battlefords RCMP detachment.